Synopsis
‘Taylor has done us a great service in making the personal stories of what it was actually like to live through the most crucial year of the twentieth century vivid, compelling and salutary.’ - Roland Philipps, author of A Spy Named Orphan: The Enigma of Donald Maclean
In the autumn of 1938, Europe believed in the promise of peace. Still...
Details
27 June 2019368 pages
9781509858750Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A fascinating and well-written book about how two nations embraced the prospect of war. By examining a turbulent year from the ground up, Taylor has inadvertently exposed crucial differences in national characteristics.Gerard De Groot, The Times
Taylor has done us a great service in making the personal stories of what it was actually like to live through the most crucial year of the twentieth century vivid, compelling and salutaryRoland Philipps
Well-researched and intriguingTim Bouverie, Daily Telegraph
A sinister and thrilling picture of how the year 1939 developed into warWho Do You Think You Are Magazine
